Information about #5A241A color

#5A241A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5A241A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 36, 26) — 35.3% red, 14.1% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 25 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5A241A presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Planet (#5A2019). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caput Mortuum (#592720) and Rata (#5D1F1E).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 36, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5A241A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #5A241A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5A241A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A241A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5A241A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#481C15

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#36150F

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#240E0A

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Black

#000000

#5A241A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#724239

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Grey

#808080

#5A241A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5A1A2A

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#5A1A44

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#571A5A

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#5A241A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1A315B
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#1A5B44
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#5B1A31
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#5A241A
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#1A5B24
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#241A5B
#241A5B

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#515B1A
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#1A515B
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#241A5B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#315B1A
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#1A515B
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#441A5B
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Nearest named colors to #5A241A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Chestnut Leather Brown color link
Chestnut Leather Brown

#60281E

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Burnt Crimson color link
Burnt Crimson

#582124

Vintage Maroon color link
Vintage Maroon

#621D1D

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Philippine Brown color link
Philippine Brown

#5D1916

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

#5A241A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A241A
  • RGB90, 36, 26
  • CMYK0, 21, 25, 65
  • CSSrgb(90, 36, 26)
  • HSL9°, 55%, 23%
  • HSL Precise9.375°, 55.172%, 22.745%
  • HSV9°, 71%, 35%
  • HSB9°, 71%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.141, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.141, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.141, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5A241A
  • DECIMAL ID5907482
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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